Yes indeed, manager Scott Servais was a little distressed.
It is one thing to lose a starting middle infielder, which the Mariners did Monday for their home opener when shortstop Jean Segura came up lame with a strained right hamstring and was pulled after the third inning.
But then to see your star second baseman Robinson Cano go down wincing after fouling a pitch off the top of his right foot in the following inning?
What would the infield have looked like then?
Servais did not have to plan for that.
“That would have been tough,” Servais said.